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Studies

Rehdanz & Maddison (2005): study ZZ 1972

Publication

Author(s):
Rehdanz, K.; Maddison, D.
Title:
Climate and Happiness.
Source:
Ecological Economics, 2005, Vol. 52, 111 - 125

Investigation

Public
Adults, general public, 67 nations, 1972-2000
Sample
Mixed samples
Respondents
N = 100000
Non Response
n.a.
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on single question:

Taking all things together, would you say you are.....?
4  very happy
3  quite happy
2  not very happy
1  not at all happy.
Classification:
O-HL-u-sq-v-4-a
Author's label:
Self-reported happiness
Remarks:
Range: 2,33-3,47
Page in publication:
114
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
Mean:
2.99 -
SD:
0.28 -

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Latitude